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Salofalk® (mesalazine) 500mg and 1g suppositories – update to MSAN (2019)12

MSAN(2020)14 · Level 2 · issued 12 Mar 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)14
Issued
12 Mar 2020
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
mid-September 2020 as stated by the source
Source
Signed NHS Scotland notice (PDF) ↗

What the notice states

The supply position for each affected product, as recorded in the notice — read the full signed PDF above for the clinical advice and actions.

ProductPositionResupply
1. Salofalk® 500mg suppositories are out of stock until mid-April 2020. Salofalk® 1g suppositoriesOut of stockmid-April 2020
are out of stock until mid-September 2020.Out of stockmid-September 2020
2. Pentasa® (mesalazine) 1g suppositories remain available during this period.Available

From the NHS Scotland notice PDF (linked above); dates and “valid until” text are as stated, fuzzy wording kept as written. Scotland is covered separately from England — see methodology. Not an official NHS service, and not clinical advice — follow the guidance issued to your pharmacy.